... And so it begins.

I'm not sure where to take this or what I am doing but I presume this will be a place for me to lay down my thoughts, one at a time or many in one single push.

Let's start with who I am.

My name is Jeff, and we'll leave that where it is for now. I am 20 years old as I write this, and I have lived a life so far. I don't remember much about when I was younger but I suppose it starts with the passing of my father when I was five. It was odd and peculiar, immediately I was put under the care of a woman, we'll call her Norway, and she was my legal guardian. She was a family friend to some extents and was written in the will of my father that if anything were to happen to them that I was to be put under her care and so I lived with her for about 13 years.

It was interesting, being raised by someone who wasn't your parent. I didn't call her "mom" or "mother" and referred to her as my "God mother" for a few years. Her own children who were much older than me were my "God brothers." I have a step brother and step sister, from my mother's previous marriage. She too passed when I was about twelve or thirteen. That sucked. And that is an understatement beyond reasoning, but that will be a rant for another time.

There was a lot that happened, and I will have plenty of time to touch basis on such things later on, but despite everything I realize now that I was lucky, fortunate and I am to this day thankful for Norway. I don't know where I would be today if it weren't for her, and it scares me to think about such things sometimes.

I moved out when I was eighteen. I had to find something more for myself and so I moved in with my step sister, finishing my senior year at high school at the same school, which I was happy about. Even graduated with a 3.3 GPA, something that absolutely baffled so many since I was a FFFFFFFD student so to speak. Hell, to this day some people claim they were "easy" classes, being that was the only possible way I could ever succeed. But it still happened, and I am proud of myself even if others are reluctant to be.

Almost immediately after high school I jumped into college and have been attending an art school for almost 2 years now, going for my Game Art and Design degree. A long time ago I wanted to be an entomologist, and sometimes I wonder if I could still be one, maybe find a way to combine the two :) Who knows?

Anyways, dinner is ready to be served and I have some bellies to fill. Take care to you, my precious reader. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and possible more in the future. It means a lot to me, and I hope you get something out of it.

Jeff